Author: Tony Coveny, Ph.D
Tony Coveny, Ph.D
Tony Coveny, has been practicing infectious disease litigation exclusively for more than a decade, settling cases against major agro-industrial companies, international suppliers, and domestic distributors and manufacturers. Tony Coveny, alongside Ron Simon, has tried cases against restaurants, distributors, national manufacturers, and foreign corporations to recover damages against their clients. From the main office in Houston, which he manages, he speaks to potential and current clients on a daily basis.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are 37 confirmed cases of Listeria illness in 12 states and Canada, all linked to the Bidart Apples used to make caramel apples and sold during the holiday season late in 2014. The CDC has been working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pinpoint the source of the Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis), and has so far pinpointed Bidart Bros.’s Gala and Granny Smith apples as the source of the wide-spread outbreak. Listeria lawyer Ron Simon, who represents Listeria victims in this outbreak and who has represented…
Oysters and other seafood have the potential to become contaminated with Vibrio Parahaemolticus, a dangerous bacterium that can cause severe illness in the victims. This is especially true of oysters, because they are very commonly eaten raw, but also true in the case of other seafood that is not cooked to a proper temperature, such as scallops. Vibrio causes Vibriosis, a gastrointestinal illness much like other food borne pathogens that is not easily identifiable because testing is not routinely performed to screen for Vibrio. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are an estimated 4,500 cases…
According to the Texas Department of Health Services (TDHS), an investigation into about 12 cases of salmonella is being undertaken in Dallam and Hartley counties, both located in the Texas Panhandle, in the northwest corner of Texas on the New Mexico and Oklahoma borders. According to the director of Dalhart Coon Memorial Hospital’s infectious control program, interviews are underway to find a common food or other common salmonella source. In addition to food, which is the most likely source, this could include a common source of water or exposure to animals, such as a petting zoo or county fair. At…
New York based Project Healthy Living, Inc., otherwise known as Aloha, is voluntarily recalling all packages has been compelled to issue a recall of its chocolate and vanilla Premium Protein powders because of fears it is contaminated with Staphylococcus enterotoxin, a dangerous pathogen that can result in staphylococcal food poisoning. The recall follows numerous complaints of serious illness which prompted Aloha to engage in vigorous testing of its product. Now, according to Aloha, it is working with its suppliers, packagers, and the manufacturer to determine the source of the Staphylococcus enterotoxin, and what caused its product to become contaminated. At…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), along with numerous state and county health agencies, including the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), continue to investigate the 11-State outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that was caused by the consumption of commercially produced and prepackaged caramel apples that were manufactured with Bidart Brothers Granny Smith and Gala apples. Listeria is a dangerous bacterium that can cause listeriosis, a serious, life-threatening illness that in this outbreak has been linked to as many as eight deaths and one still-birth. According to information released by the…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has long sought to decrease the occurrence of food borne illness from two of the most common pathogens found in poultry, salmonella and campylobacter. These pathogens, both bacterial, are often found in uncooked or undercooked poultry, including butchered and ground turkey and chicken. In keeping with this goal, the USDA has proposed new voluntary standards for raw poultry parts which it claims may reduce the number of food-borne illnesses related to poultry by about 50,000. The goal is to provide a safer and more sustainable poultry industry the American consumer can have confidence…
In Yakima, Washington State, the Queseria Bendita company has been compelled to recall numerous products that include Panela, Queso Fresco, Requeson, and Cotija fresh soft cheese as well as sour cream (creama agria) because of three reports of Listeria monocytogenes poisoning, causing Listeriosis. The Cotija fresh soft cheese and the sour cream (creama agria) have no best-use-by dates on them, but the Panela, Queso Fresco, Requeson, and Cotija fresh soft cheese products all have dates that extend to April 16, 2015. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) these products were sold at grocery stores in Washington and…
3 Casos Listeria Conectados a Yakima Queso: Queseria Bendita es el compania. En Yakima, El estado de Washington, la empresa Quesería Bendita se vio obligado a retirar numerosos productos que incluyen panela, queso fresco, Requesón, y Cotija queso suave fresco, así como la crema agria debido a tres enfermedades de Listeria monocytogenes. El queso suave fresco Cotija y la crema agria no tienen fechas de usar exactos, pero la panela, queso fresco, requesón, y Cotija frescos productos blandos queso todos tienen fechas que se extienden al 16 de abril de 2015. De acuerdo con la Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the source of a recent Listeria outbreak linked to caramel covered apples as the Bidart Bros. packing facility, this after trace-back results indicated that as many as 28 of the 32 confirmed cases of Listeria monocytogenes were linked to commercially packaged caramel covered apples. The trace-back investigation led investigators to finger Bidart Brothers after the results of the trace-back investigation revealed that the caramel apples that made the 32 individuals sick did not originate from a single producer of caramel covered apples. This quickly eliminated the possibility that the Listeria…
Ron Simon & Associates represent people across the nation in outbreaks of Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli (STEC), and many other food borne pathogens. This includes representing victims in the Caramel Apple Listeria outbreak currently affecting people across the nation – in at least 11 states and Canada. Hit hardest is New Mexico, where a number of Albuquerque New Mexico victims ate caramel covered apples infected with Listeria when they purchased apples that were supplied to the caramel apple makers by Bidart Brothers, the California company whose apples tested positive for the outbreak strain of Listeria just last week. The 5…